Hello
and welcome to July. HOT HOT HOT has been the answer to how are you? Lately
and there are a few things you should know about operating planes in the heat.
Take the time to review your procedures and ask an Instructor if you have any
concerns about the operation of the plane in this heat. OAS is heading to OshKosh
this month, don’t forget the group briefing on the 24th in the classroom
if you are going. This month we have a few Workshops as well. Keep your eyes
on our website or at dispatch for details. Happy Canada Day all!

FLOAT FLYING

is in full swing!

OAS students can enjoy competitive rates through West Capital
Aviation operating out of Constance Lake and Rockcliffe Airport. Any OAS student
sent out to train at West Capital enjoys the benefit of not having to pay any
membership fees and the ground portion is included in your package. (Not to mention
OAS gets a small finder’s fee!) See Teri for package details.

Firsts and Other

Wonderful Achievements in

JUNE

PPL

Karl Brambat

Andrew Loveless

Barry Wedd

Night

Eric Roy

Floats

Stephane Tanguay

Class 2 Instructor

Keith Kelly

Class 4 Instructor

Kim Coté

Trevor MacLaurin

Jason Peake

OAS would like to congratulate all of these
pilots!

Welcome
Aboard! to Trevor MacLaurin, new Class Four Instructor. Trevor has already
picked up a few flights in Ottawa and is looking to help out Keith Kelly new
CFI and Class 2 at our Smith’s Falls location. Both of these pilots were recently
laid off at First Air and jumped right in at OAS to keep flying as Instructors.
Their loss is our gain. Hmmm…we like them so much, we’re kind of hoping they
stay a while! Go team!

One ICOM A-22 Nav/Com for sale. Includes Ni-Cd Battery, wall charger
headset adapter, belt clip, antenna and carry case. Push to talk style. Also
a Citizen Eco-drive watch. Has a four-year power reserve, charges in sunlight,
three-world time alarms and 99 minute countdown feature. Time and calendar in
30 cities! Call Andrew Armstrong if these items interest you at (613) 990-1011
or (819) 684-1796

…more on back

From
the Desk of the President

(Lary
just returned from flying the Beechcraft 19 out to Edmonton with his
youngest daughter Nina. She has transferred there with First Air and
they thought the trip would be a great way to get some IFR practice
and say ‘farewell for now’. Read about some highlights of that flight
in Lary’s column this month…)

As most of you know, Nina, my youngest daughter and I went
in the "Mighty Beech" from CYOW to CYXD and back last week.
Apart from regretting not having it rigged a little better before
leaving the trip was a re-play of many low and slow ferry flights
I've done over the last few years. The difference this time was that
on the way out Nina did all the work and I could spend my time taking
in the landscape! From a few thousand feet it is possible to see this
country in a way the early explorers could only imagine, from the
pleasure of seeing how the forests I helped seed as an Ag-Cat pilot
around Northern Ontario have matured into magnificent forest. Or to
the sheer beauty of the north shore of Lake Superior: this is some
country no matter how inept most of our politicians may be!

The prairies were their greenest after some heavy rains
and the sight of domed Ukrainian churches standing alone now that
most farmers have moved to the cities are a poignant reminder of the
hardships faced by the early settlers.

Con’t
3rd column

WANT TO HELP OUT WITH A PILOT WX SURVEY?

Peter LaCasse is seeking pilots to aid him in market research for a pilot
weather services survey. He is with a marketing company called VDC and is
working on behalf of PilotWX, a weather services company in the US and Canada.
They are seeking to improve services currently available to pilots and need
some feedback. If you would like to help, you can reach Peter at peterl@vdc-corp.com or call (508) 653-9000 for details. Q

OSHKOSH PLANNING SESSION

For those of you going on
the OSHKOSH trip, don’t forget the group briefing at OAS on the 24th
of July. Lary Loretto and John Quarterman, both OSHKOSH vets, will be
outlining our flight plan, reviewing landing procedures and getting everyone
up to speed for the trip. The night starts at 7PM and will last approximately
3 hours. Please meet in the OAS classroom. It is imperative that all OSHKOSH
pilots attend. If you want to just sit in and learn, check in with dispatch
and see if you can sit in the back. Tally Ho! OSHKOSHERS!Q

As we passed Winnipeg, Nina issued a position report and
shortly after a very surprised voice came on the radio.

"Is that really you Nina?” came the voice on centre
frequency. "Sure is," was Nina's reply.

It turned out it was a very surprised Joe Mulkins, former
OAS instructor, letting down into Winnipeg in a Navajo! He
remembered the mighty Beech well!

As the temperatures on the prairies climbed into the high
thirties, the Beech needed gentler coaxing to get to cruise
altitude and the fuel loads became smaller with each stop.
But the Beech managed to get us there and back with only a
minor radio glitch, which as it has two VHF’s was not a problem,
I have to say though, before doing a trip like this again
we will adjust the rigging! AME!

I encourage all of you to see more of our beautiful country…and
if you can do it in a plane…well, so much the better!